Wisconsin Statewide Birding Report 6.1.12Songbird migration has now largely ended and many early nesters are even feeding young or fledged young out of the nest. Birders in northern Wisconsin can still expect some warbler/songbird movements as that area continues to get an influx of lingering boreal warblers and flycatchers. Cedar waxwings, one of the later migrants, are now commonly seen statewide. Shorebird migration is still going strong with good numbers of semi-palmated sandpiper and plover and white-rumped sandpipers. Birders along Lake Superior and Lake Michigan are reporting good numbers of sanderling and turnstones as well, along with whimbrel, red knot , godwits and red-necked phalaropes. Birders can still expect good shorebird watching in appropriate habitat for the next week or so. Many birds are now sitting on eggs or feeding young. Woodcock broods are being reported along with many duck broods in open wetlands. Researchers working on a boreal bird survey in northern conifer swamps are reporting fledged gray jays following parents through the swamps. As always birders can reporting sightings to the Wisconsin eBird page
www.ebird.org/WI to help better track migratory bird populations.
